Application Requirements

You will need to submit official academic transcripts for undergraduate and graduate studies as part of the prescreening process.  For further information you may contact the Counselor Education Program at (412) 396-1194.

There are three steps in the process to apply to the Counselor Education Program:

1)  Prescreening Materials (to be submitted to Student and Academic Services in the School of Education along with application)

• Official Academic Transcripts which must show a quality point average equivalent to a 3.0 or better on a four-point scale overall or 3.0 for the last 48 credits earned including post graduate, graduate and/or undergraduate work.  If not 3.0 or better, transcripts must show a quality point average equivalent of a minimum 2.8 on a four-point scale overall including post-graduate, graduate and/or undergraduate courses, AND a minimum score of 396 on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT).

Please send all transcripts to:

School of Education Graduate Office
Duquesne University
600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15282

For accepted applications, a letter will be sent requesting the following additional information.

2) Screening Materials (to be submitted to the Counselor Education Program only after Prescreening Materials have been accepted)

• Professional recommendation form
• Personal recommendation form
• Resume that outlines pertinent experience (could be job or volunteer related)
• Personal statement that includes the applicant's goals for the counseling profession.

3) Small Group Interview

Once the above information is received, applicant may be invited to a small group structured student interview.  After the interviews are completed, the faculty will recommend which 21 applicants will be invited to enter graduate studies.